Welcome to the Asbury Park Historical Society

Asbury Park is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey that is located along the Jersey Shore. It is also part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Named after Francis Asbury, the city was originally founded in 1871.

Monthly Meetings

The AP Historical Society meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM, at the Stephen Crane House, 508 Fourth Ave, AP

(Public Meetings will resume once the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.)

Our Mission

The mission of the Asbury Park Historical Society is to advance the understanding, appreciation, preservation, and restoration of anything that is considered to have historical value to the City of Asbury Park.

Copper Panels Stolen Thirty-four large antique copper panels that were temporarily removed from the facade of Asbury Park’s historic Convention Hall for a structural inspection have been stolen from storage.